Al S. Mendoza
249 articles · Inquirer News Service
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I?ll go to say hi to Nietes? wife and the snake
THE fight is going to happen barely a week from now but already, there is so much interest in it. It is not so much over how the defending champion would try…
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Blame Lakers; a pitch for Hermie?s son, Andy
THE Los Angeles Lakers led by seven with seconds left in Game 2 and yet, they lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Although the Lakers took Game 3 to cut the gap…
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Sure, PacMan misquoted, so always be wary
WHEN you are famous, almost everything you say is grist for news. Media hounds are always on the hunt for the abnormal, for the not so run-of-the-mill. But when it comes to…
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Arum, master of hype, is into it again
AFTER Tim Bradley, comes now Bob Arum. Remember what Bradley said? ?I will give Manny Pacquiao a rematch after I beat him,? Bradley said. All hype, you say? But, of course! How…
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Palaro talk of the town like Pacquiao-Bradley fight
THE heat caused by a blazing summer sun was the only hitch that marred the just-ended Palarong Pambansa in Pangasinan?if one would consider heat a hitch. I wouldn?t. Practically all across the…
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OK to hype but, Tim, do it right, please?
WHAT, a rematch? This early? In an interview, Timothy Bradley said that after ?I beat Manny Pacquiao, I will give the PacMan a rematch.? Or words to that effect. What?s this, a…
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Boxing blow hurts PHL?s Olympic bid
THIS has been the good news of all time: It is only in boxing where we have the biggest chance to win a gold medal in the Olympics. But of late, though,…
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Let?s pray riot will not bug Julaton today
BY flying to Argentina, Ana Julaton is already a winner. But first, let me say that I like the name of the place in Argentina where Julaton is now and where she…
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Pacquiao to fight Bradley two times?
WILL Manny Pacquiao fight Tim Bradley twice? It?s possible. Scheduled on June 10 (PHL time), the fight is set for 12 rounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, venue of many…
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Pacquiao fast-fading star?
WHY Manny Pacquiao is a mere 3-1 favorite to defeat Tim Bradley seems unreal. But then, I tell the skeptics that the fight hype has just begun. Wait till the fight proper…
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Donaire deserves applause
BY now, it has become clear as day: Nonito Donaire Jr. was fighting wounded. That was last Sunday, when The Filipino Flash was battling Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. at the famed Alamodome in…
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Mendoza: Glad Pacquiao not fighting Mayweather
WHO is celebrating? I am. Why wouldn?t I? From the very start, I never wanted a Pacquiao-Mayweather bout. I had always considered this a farce of a fight if ever it materialized.…
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Mendoza: Problem like The Fraud is akin to Maria
HOW do you solve a problem like Floyd Mayweather Jr.? Akin to Maria in the film classic ?The Sound of Music?? Both Floyd?s father and uncle failed?terribly, miserably. In the end, both…
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Mendoza: Manny-Floyd tiff isn?t worth our while, sir
WHY Manny Pacquiao talked to him boggles the mind. Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn?t worth our while, much more if you are Pacquiao. He has libeled Pacquiao, telling the world Pacquiao uses drugs…
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Every Pacquiao fight is a sure KO at the gates
NEXT to predicting the winner of a fight, the hardest to predict these days is Manny Pacquiao?s first foe for 2012. Will it be Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Miguel Cotto? Lamont Peterson…
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Mendoza: What the heck is happening in Pac-May fight?
What the heck?s happening in the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight? It was supposed to be already calendared for May 5 by Floyd Mayweather Jr. himself. Even if he had yet to ink a fight…
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Mendoza: A fourth fight biggest heist in boxing ever
After three fights, we need a fourth one? After three fights with Pacquiao the winner of two after the first one ended in a questionable draw, we need a fourth one? After…
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Mendoza: One thing?s for sure: Madame Auring?s silent
Whether a nondescript man or a celebrity, you?ll get yourself thrown behind bars if you mess with the law. Sadly, in this beloved country of ours, big shots hardly get jailed. You…
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Mendoza: Donaire ready for 2012 but not Pacquiao
If ESPN.com is to be believed, Donaire will face Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. on Feb. 4 at the famed Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Already, Donaire, even if he?s newly-married, has been training…
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Advice to ?The Fraud?
I SAID here last week that, at the earliest, Manny Pacquiao will fight in May 2012. I also said that Pacquiao?s most probable foe by that time could be Floyd Mayweather Jr.…